Antwerp ecosystem
Why do sustainable chemistry companies choose Antwerp?
Antwerp brings together everything sustainable chemistry companies need to turn innovation into industrial impact. As home to Europe’s largest integrated chemical cluster and one of its leading international ports, the city plays a crucial role in the economies of Flanders and Belgium. It offers direct access to leading chemical companies, research institutions, innovation partners, talent and industrial infrastructure.
Whatever your level of technology readiness, Antwerp’s ecosystem has an innovation hub to fit your needs. Moreover, this ecosystem is focused on solutions to address the climate challenge. Join us on our way to a better, cleaner and more sustainable future.
One connected innovation ecosystem for sustainable chemistry
Choose your own starting point in our innovation journey
A promising technology needs more than a laboratory to reach the market. It requires opportunities to test, validate, finance and scale, as well as connections to future customers, suppliers and industrial partners.
Antwerp offers this complete innovation journey in one connected region:
An award-winning ecosystem
EEPA Awards
BlueChem is at the heart of Antwerp’s award-winning ecosystem for sustainable chemistry and the circular economy. Together with BlueApp and NextGen District, the ecosystem supports innovations across the entire journey, from laboratory research to industrial production.
In 2025, this collaborative approach earned the City of Antwerp the prestigious European Enterprise Promotion Award in the category “Supporting the Sustainable Transition” and the Grand Jury Prize for the best project across all categories, ranking first among 386 entries from 30 European countries. These two European awards reinforce Antwerp’s position as an international hotspot for sustainable chemistry, circular innovation and industrial scale-up.